Why the Texas floods were so severe
Flooding rains in and around Kerr County had brought a widespread 10 to 15 total inches by Friday morning, in an area west of Austin and northwest of San Antonio, a region that typically averages 28 to 32 inches of rain in a year. Instead, four months of rainfall came down in four hours.
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